Katrina
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‘Twas an ill wind blowing on that August day.
‘Twas a portent of what was headed that way.
All saints and sinners, aye ye better take heed,
of the storm they called Katrina.
Why Oh WHY ... ???
Would You ... " Turn A Blind Eye " ... ?
To Things That Could Affect Your Life ... ?
MP's Do It ALL The Time ... !!!
But It's An English Thing So I'm NOT Surprised ...
Water pouring from the sky
Evading our dry space
Wearing down our homes and businesses
Erasing entire landscapes
Shelter or imprisonment?
Concealed behind the levees, the barriers, the walls promising
the safety of an ignorant child.
110 Billion Dollar Date (Katrina’s Beauty)
My name is infamous
To strike fear in a southern voice.
They had my number-
Free to call,
But chose the wrong choice.
Date after date-
August 29, 2005 was a glorious day for New Orleans.
My white, picket fence home once stood there.
Now it is quite a scare.
The damages have taken a mental and physical toll on my family.
Clearly we’ve done something wrong,
Or Mother Earth would not hate us so
First week of school already dreaded
But to add to our misery, she sent a curse
On a Saturday night, my heart broken
The ground I walk is cold and wet under my feet.
It trembles like the hands I reach out.
Bodies shake around me.
A scream.
I run towards the sound of a lost little girl.
Her crumpled body changes me.
It all goes black
Your world has collapsed
The wall u built has fallen
No time to look back
Find the memories
Find the money
Find the kids
What of the dog
To live or to die
